Rescue Mission Through Fire on Korea Roadblock
Capt W O Burla led a stark evacuation of the U S Second Division command post under heavy fire. Ambulances and trucks ferried wounded past a Chinese hail, with corporals Calvert and Talcott steering returns while medics treated men aboard. Some wounded aided others, and one man found a five dollar bill amid the rubble. The convoy reached aid stations and Pyongyang area hospitals.
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Don Huth
Hal Boyle
U. S
Chongchon River
Korea
Fleki
Wal Boyle
United Nations
W. O. Burla
Los Angeles
Boon
Burla
Colum
Fox Company
38Th Regiment
Robert 8. Calvert
Harry B. Talcott
Pyongyang
Leaders state goal as peace not appeasement
President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee offered to negotiate with Russia and Communist China without appeasement while stressing the need to strengthen defense. The joint summary blamed the Soviets and Red China for global danger and urged a peaceful path if their conduct changed.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Truman
Attlee
Russia
China
U.S
Britain
Free World
Red China
White House
New York
Ottawa
London
Aldes
Europe
Far East
Korea
U. S
U. N
Auto Makers Chided Over Price Increases
Washington reports that General Motors and Ford refused to withhold announced price hikes for 1951 models despite a government appeal. GM President Wilson said the raise, $60 to $880, is reasonable given wage and material cost increases including steel and synthetic rubber. Ford President Henry Ford telegraphed refusal, noting price increases of $87.59 to $165 across models. The administration warned it can roll back prices if voluntary restraint fails.
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Washington
General Motors
Ford
Alen Valentine
C. ©. Wilson
Valentine
Wilson
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co
Michael Vo Disalle
Cyrus W. Ching
Big Four Powers Plan Four Power Talks With Russia
Paris December reports say the Big Three Western powers agreed in principle to meet Russia in four power talks to reduce world tension. The notes to Moscow will reject a talk solely on Germany and cover all global issues including Austria’s independence, the Far East, Korea, and the Japanese peace treaty.
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Russia
Paris
Soviet Union
Germany
Kremlin
Moscow
Rrussia i
Korea
Atlantic Military Leaders Meet In London Next Tuesday
Gen Omar Bradley announced that 12 North Atlantic alliance chiefs will gather in London next Tuesday to address western defense preparations. The talks will seek German participation plans and the early appointment of Dwight Eisenhower as supreme commander while a joint council reviews prior disagreements on German unit sizes and future force integration.
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Washington
Dee
Omar Bradley
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Germany
Dwight Eisenhower
Bradley
North Athlntic Council of Deputies
Council of Deputes
Wester Allied
Eisenhower
Policeman Is Fatally Shot in Cumberland County
In Payetteville Drc a rural officer Ester L. Lewis was shot four times with a .38 pistol and died. Sheriff Sean L. Guy reported that Lewis had arrested James Shelton Truclaye, 26, a former convict linked to a killing at his estranged wife’s home. Truclaye fled on foot after the shooting. An all night manhunt for Truclaye yielded no result.
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Payetteville
Drc
Cumberland
Truclave
Truclove
Gay
Senators Question Marshall on Korean War Intelligence Failures
Senators pressed Secretary of Defense Marshall in a closed Senate Appropriations Committee session about intelligence breakdowns in the Korean War. Key figures like Senator Cordon Rore urged explanations of whether the Chinese forces were learned in advance and if MacArthur or staff were aware of the enemy’s strength. The hearing also sought accountability on the $18 billion military appropriation and prior spending, with calls for a full accounting of committed funds.
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Washington
Marshall
Cordon Rore
Marshal
Senate Appropriations Committee
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Congress
McCarran
D-New
Steather
Appropriations Group
MacArthur
Charles A. Willoughbay
Willoughby
Tokyo
Korea
Yalu River
Manchurian
House
McKellar J0-Tenn
Senate
Bridges
Two North Carolina teachers killed in wreck near Fayetteville
Coroner identified victims J. B. Raby, 39, agricultural teacher of Peachland, and D. B. Johnson, 47, teacher and farmer of Polkton, in a collision with a cabbage truck driven by Harvey Cecil Hughes, 18, of Atlanta. Truck overturned and fire followed. Witnesses reported Johnson left a dated last will and testament.
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Fayetteville
North Carolina
Jor Pinkston
J. B. Raby
Peachland
Land
D. B. Johnson
Polkton
Harvey Cecil Hughes
Atlanta
Hughes
Pinkston
Contra
Johnson
Naval transport sabotaged at Seattle dock in five places
Seattle dispatch reports a large Naval transport returning from Korea was sabotaged at a Seattle dock last week, sustaining extensive damage in five locations. Data on local temperatures and rainfall are noted with December figures.
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Seattle
Korea
Unis
Official denies red accusation in Rosenberg hearings
In Washington on December 3, the Senate Armed Services Committee heard more testimony in the Anna Rosenberg case. Ralph De Sola, a former Communist, testified he had seen her at meetings in New York during 1934 to 1937, prompting a dramatic face to face dispute as Rosenberg defended herself and blocked reporters with a back door entrance.
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Washington
Senate
Anna Rosenberg
Truman
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russell D-Gay
Patrol Trainees Are Graduates
The Institute of Government's school for State highway patrolmen graduated 34 trainees last night. When the entire class is assigned, the patrol will reach 423 men. The men, trained for six weeks, will be sworn in by Secretary of State Thad Eure.
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Chapel Hill
Dec
Institute of Government
Thad Eure Dee
Bi-Y MEETING at tnose meetings in the Carolinas
Officials report Hi-Y members from all sections participated in Carolina events. The discussion covered activities and projects, with the speaker expressing strong emotion about unseen issues. The excerpt shows a tense atmosphere and broad participation across groups.
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Tnose
Charlotte
Carolinas
Trapped Force Advances Toward Ocean in Korea Rescue Effort
Allied air and artillery pounded Red forces blocking escape for about 20,000 American troops trapped near Kote and Changjin. Maj. Gen. Almond and other U.N. leaders reported progress linking with a Third Division rescue column toward Hamhung port for possible sea evacuation.
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Tokyo
Edward M. Almond
U. S. 10Th Corps
Mander
Kote
Hamhung
United Nations
Mungnam
Kete
Changjin Reservoir
New Danger Threatening U S Troops in Korea Pincer Move
In northeast Korea near Keto and Sudong on the escape road, Chinese forces including the 58th 11th and 89th divisions reportedly moved to trap the breakout Marine and Army column. A staff officer said a double envelopment is aimed at blocking the road in force well south of the breakout. Fighting continues as cold aids UN troops and a Chinese Nationalist prisoner reported soldiers with frozen feet wearing only rubber soles.
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Jack MacBeth
Koto
MacBeth
Robert H. Soule
1Th
Hungnam
U.N
Perth
C. Turner Joy
U. N
Korea
Lemuel €. Shepeherd
Fleet Marine Forces
Northeast
Keto
Turged Serrain
Sudong
Shanghai
Survival Under Atomic Attack Explains Early Radiation Facts
The Gazette prints a segment from Survival Under Atomic Attack. It outlines initial explosive radioactivity lasting about a minute and explains lingering radioactivity to follow. Gastonia civic leaders urge readers to study for family survival.
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Krow
Garette Today
U. S
Washington
Gastonia
Civ Defense
Frank A. Young
Gazette
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